Table 3 Relationships between psychosocial work characteristics in 2015 and persistent low back pain (LBP) in 2016 among participants with LBP in 2015 (n = 208)
Psychosocial work characteristics in 2015 | LBP prevalence in 2016 | Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for persistent LBP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude | Adjusted | |||
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
High job strain a | ||||
Absent | 81.4% (118/145) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Present | 91.5% (54/59) | 2.47 (0.90–6.77) | 2.65 (0.86–8.13) | 2.48 (0.79–7.75) |
Low social support b | ||||
Absent | 80.0% (76/95) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Present | 89.9% (98/109) | 2.23 (1.00–4.96)* | 2.13 (0.90–5.07) | 2.43 (1.01–5.87)* |
Effort-reward imbalance c | ||||
Absent | 84.0% (147/175) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Present | 88.2% (15/17) | 1.43 (0.31–6.60) | 1.27 (0.26–6.15) | 1.40 (0.28–6.96) |
Overcommitment d | ||||
Absent | 82.5% (113/137) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Present | 87.7% (57/65) | 1.51 (0.64–3.58) | 1.46 (0.58–3.68) | 1.51 (0.58–3.93) |